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EP 1724388 B1 20100915 - Ironing machine

Title (en)

Ironing machine

Title (de)

Bügelmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à repasser

Publication

EP 1724388 B1 20100915 (DE)

Application

EP 06007555 A 20060411

Priority

DE 102005018551 A 20050420

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1724388A1] A stacking surface (5) for the mangled washing from an ironing machine has bulges (6) uniformly distributed over its surface, bores (8) being arranged in the edge zone of the bulges.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 67/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 67/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1724388 A1 20061122; EP 1724388 B1 20100915; AT E481526 T1 20101015; DE 102005018551 B3 20070111; DE 502006007873 D1 20101028; ES 2349720 T3 20110110

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06007555 A 20060411; AT 06007555 T 20060411; DE 102005018551 A 20050420; DE 502006007873 T 20060411; ES 06007555 T 20060411